On tap at Hyattsville summer jam.
Looks dark amber almost orange or copper. not much head.
smell is a little sweet and musty
taste starts sweet with lots of malt, and transitions to a bitter finish. nice balance.
pint went down fast. would get it again.

Pours an orange-amber color with an off-white head and a bit of lacing. The nose carries through some citrus and orange peel plus a bit of malt. The flavor is slightly-malty with some nice citrus hop character Medium body and a slight bitterness. Pretty good.

From the brewer's mouth, "Private I.P.A.- A traditional British-style India Pale Ale with great hop bitterness, this is one of our strongest regular offerings at about 7% A.B.V."

Beer is caramel in color, orange and hazy. Lacing is really high.

Beer smells like citrus, aroma is a little weak. As is the taste, a little weak. Its like a dialed down AIPA. The bitterness is there its just a little weak, the mouthfeel is fine, the drinkability is higher than most IPAs because of the subdued flavors.

This is a gorgeous looking IPA. A thick, off-white head sits atop a golden orange liquid. It has great retention and super thick lacing, which completely coats the sides of the glass.

Nose is not very strong or complex, but what's there is good. Citrus...grapefruit. It tastes like grapefruit rinds. Again, not complex but pretty tasty. This is a solid, highly drinkable and refreshing IPA.

I had a sample of this at the bar, and then took a growler home with me to enjoy. I find this to be a very nice drinkable IPA from one of the few local brewpubs in the DC metro area.

Franklin's Private IPA is a nice hoppy IPA with a light maltiness and more focus on bitter citrus. It's got a great brownish orange color but not much head retention from my growler. I found it quite drinkable while I bottled my homebrew and with my Indian spiced rice dinner later that night. Franklin's calls it a British style IPA, but it reminds me more of what the Americans have been putting out. It has 7% ABV so it packs a kick too, but you don't taste the alcohol.

You can take a growler home of it for $9.99 (not including the growler).